New York City / Department of Homeless Services / Community Assistant

Job-title file

Community Assistant

Provide administrative support — record-keeping, scheduling, correspondence, and customer service.

90 employees hold this title in Department of Homeless Services. Median total compensation for the role is $53,842, below the department median of $78,215.

Employees: 90
Total payroll: $4.7M
Role median: $53,842
Agency median: $78,215
Comparison: Below

What the records show

Role pay distribution

Pay distribution for this role

$0$106,003+

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How total compensation varies among the 90 people in this role. Even for one job title, pay differs with seniority, step, overtime, and tenure. Each bar is a pay range; the far-right bar collects the highest earners.

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This role across New York City

Community Assistant is held in 56 New York City departments. In Department of Homeless Services, the median of $53,842 ranks #8 of 56.

Highest-paying departments for this role

District Attorney Richmond Cou

$62,374 · 2

NYC Police Pension Fund

$60,675 · 1

District Attorney-Manhattan

$60,057 · 20

NYC Employees Retirement Systems

$58,576 · 4

Cultural Affairs

$57,773 · 1

District Attorney Qns County

$57,010 · 29

City Clerk

$53,965 · 1

Department of Correction

$48,957 · 1

Civilian Complaint Review Bd

$48,957 · 2

Department of Buildings

$48,159 · 3

Department of Parks & Recreation

$48,003 · 1

Department of Environment Protection

$47,982 · 8

Median total compensation for the Community Assistant role in other New York Citydepartments (highest first). Each bar links to that department’s page for this role.

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Community Assistant beyond New York City

This role is reported in 2 jurisdictions. In New York City, the median of $42,693 ranks #1 of 2. See Community Assistant across all of New York City →

Highest-paying jurisdictions for this role

Connecticut

$2,633 · 34

Median total compensation for comparable Community Assistantroles in other jurisdictions. Titles are matched by normalized name across sources, not identical job classification, and pay is not cost-of-living adjusted. Each bar links to that jurisdiction’s page for the role.

Record list

Employees with this title

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Elly Escudero

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$78,694

Base pay: $41,446
Overtime: $27,882
Other pay: $9,366
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,694
Hire date: 2023-03-27
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: S

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $43,460
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 773.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 1,950

Elly Escudero is a Community Assistant at Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. Their tenure dates to 2023, about 2 years. 2025 total compensation came to $78,694.

Mark Richards

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$78,141

Base pay: $44,951
Overtime: $28,178
Other pay: $5,013
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,141
Hire date: 1993-09-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,407
Leave Status as of June 30: On separation leave
Overtime Hours: 744.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 1,950

Mark Richards works as a Community Assistant for Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1993 (about 32 years). Mark earned $78,141 in 2025.

Suzanne Kellar-Horsford

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$78,017

Base pay: $44,744
Overtime: $25,735
Other pay: $7,538
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $78,017
Hire date: 1993-09-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn
Middle name: R

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,193
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 710.75
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 1,950

Suzanne Kellar-Horsford works as a Community Assistant for Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. They have served since 1993 (about 32 years). Suzanne earned $78,017 in 2025.

Gabriel Rivera

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$76,893

Base pay: $42,117
Overtime: $28,331
Other pay: $6,445
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $76,893
Hire date: 2018-08-06
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $43,460
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 837.25
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 1,950

Gabriel Rivera works as a Community Assistant for Department of Homeless Services based in Brooklyn. They have served since 2018 (about 7 years). Gabriel earned $76,893 in 2025.

Milous Johnson

Community Assistant/Department of Homeless Services

2025 total comp

$74,277

Base pay: $43,759
Overtime: $22,550
Other pay: $7,967
Benefits: $0
Total compensation: $74,277
Hire date: 1993-09-05
Pay basis: Annual
Work city: Brooklyn

Source-specific fields

Base Salary: $46,272
Leave Status as of June 30: Active
Overtime Hours: 648.5
Payroll Number: 71
Regular Hours: 1,950

At Department of Homeless Services, Milous Johnson serves as a Community Assistant based in Brooklyn. Hired in 1993, they have about 32 years of service. Their 2025 pay totaled $74,277.